KO drought hurting Pacquiao's appeal, says Roach
MANILA, Philippines – Freddie Roach stressed it is important for Manny Pacquiao to knock out Jeff Horn in order to regain the admiration of his fans.
In an interview with On The Ropes Boxing, Pacquiao’s longtime trainer noted that the Filipino icon is losing more fans with each passing fight not ending in a thunderous knockout.
“I would love to see him get his killer instinct back and go for the knockout. I know we haven’t done that in a long time and the Bible has a lot to do with that, and it’s very tough to argue with the Bible,” Roach recently told radio host Jenna J.
Indeed, Pacquiao hasn’t scored a stoppage victory in ages—the last time was when he posted a 12th round TKO win over Miguel Cotto in 2009. Twelve of his fights since then either ended in losses or decision victories.
Roach simply wants the slump to end on July 2, when Pacquiao stakes his WBO welterweight championship against Horn in Brisbane, Australia.
“The thing is, people like knockouts in boxing and Manny has lost a lot of his crowd because he hasn’t knocked anyone out in such a long time. I think he needs to get back to that, and I would love to see him do that, and this is the perfect fight to do it in,” the multi-awarded cornerman continued.
Source: http://www.philstar.com/sports/2017/06/20/1711900/ko-drought-hurting-pacquiaos-appeal-says-roach
In an interview with On The Ropes Boxing, Pacquiao’s longtime trainer noted that the Filipino icon is losing more fans with each passing fight not ending in a thunderous knockout.
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| Manny Pacquiao and longtime trainer Freddie Roach. | Philstar.com/AJ Bolando, file |
Indeed, Pacquiao hasn’t scored a stoppage victory in ages—the last time was when he posted a 12th round TKO win over Miguel Cotto in 2009. Twelve of his fights since then either ended in losses or decision victories.
Roach simply wants the slump to end on July 2, when Pacquiao stakes his WBO welterweight championship against Horn in Brisbane, Australia.
“The thing is, people like knockouts in boxing and Manny has lost a lot of his crowd because he hasn’t knocked anyone out in such a long time. I think he needs to get back to that, and I would love to see him do that, and this is the perfect fight to do it in,” the multi-awarded cornerman continued.
Source: http://www.philstar.com/sports/2017/06/20/1711900/ko-drought-hurting-pacquiaos-appeal-says-roach
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